Revival Jewelry

Before 1947 when the brand mark was added and while couture-style adjustable-hook necklaces were in demand in post-war America, Miriam Haskell's first designer Frank Hess created thi...

Fine early 20 century fob Crystal glass and 18K Gold brooch with suspended pendant of 3 cast seals depicting a portrait of a woman, a crown with orb and two scepters and a Ship. Br...

We are delighted to offer this spectacular antique Victorian rock crystal cabochon pendant necklace made with 15ct solid gold in the Victorian era, c.1870. (*Please note: all other i...

Around WWII, Hattie Carnegie (1886-1956)--one of the leading American entrepreneurs of made-to-order and ready-to-wear fashion for four decades--began producing costume-jewelry parur...

New York City designers Delizza & Elster created this eye-catching sparkly colorful chunky heavy six-link gunmetal bracelet in the late mid-century. ...

This Miriam Haskell (1899-1981) brass-wire wrap coil bracelet that features handcrafted peacock-colored beads and decorative gold-gilt brass was created by her first designer Frank H...

This spectacular gold Egyptian revival charm features a sphinx that has been reverse carved, and hand-painted. This is called an Essex crystal, which is a cut cabochon of crystal with a carved design on the back. The technique of creating this floating effect is very precise, and dates back to the 1860's. This pendant is a vintage piece, featuring the Roman numeral of XL (40) onto it, perhaps dating this piece to 1940. Or this number could refer to something else. Regardless of the date of this piece, it is a wonderful item, made with superb craftsmanship and in a very old and special method of intaglio. The cabochon has a lot on dimensionality, measuring 1/2 an inch. The lettering on the piece is in a striking red, which contrasts with the green...

Between 1948-1955 this early Vendome crystal set was made for a high-end line by Coro to include a three-strand tricolor beaded necklace with flowe...

Robert Goosens, the French haute-couture parurier who enjoyed reinterpreting ancient and antique styles of jewelry with rock crystal and faux stones, collaborated with Madame Alix Gres, the Parisian fashion and theatrical-costume designer who founded Maison Gres, to make spiral-wire adornments for her couture gowns, such as this handmade hammered brass wire choker necklace with five dropped en-tremblant pendants that are decorated with unique colorful beads and wrapped wire. This necklace dates between 1969-1971 based on similar unsigned spiraled-wire "metal" jewelry without goldsmithing marks in the museum collection of TheMet (see our photo), which acquired it from Maison Givenchy founder Hubert de Givenchy, who was one of the most supportive fans of Gres. Like the legendary sculptural clothing designs of Madame Gres, this necklace was inspired by Greco-Roman costumes, while its sculpted shapes by Goosens reference her signature curvilinear fabric techniques that earned her the sobriquet of "the master of the wrapped and draped dress". Goosens (1927-2016), nicknamed Monsieur Bijou, also made jewelry inspired by other periods of antiquity to compliment the couture clothing of Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent. After Goosens collaborated with Gres, he revisited golden spiral designs with Saint Laurent. Similar to the free-flowing fabric manipulated in Gres gowns, this hand-shaped necklace that we photographed in sunlight is a study in motion that drapes across a curvy cleavage. Adding drama to this necklace below its wire choker, the top teetering-wire pendant is a twisted and hammered horizontal double spiral, which is a Hellenistic symbol of life and transformation suggesting the breasts of a goddess of fertility and motherhood. Yet distinctly Goosens, 18 hand-cut and hand-dyed "ancient-Roman-blue" rock-crystal beads are wire-strung to weight a second tier of two separate vertical double-spiral pendants. On each, a wrapped-wire tube divides the blue beads. Between these vertical pendants in two tiers, the central vertical pendants each feature a one-of-a-kind multicolor bead (yellow/blue/red/black/white) in two lengths with abstract organic patterns recalling ancient Italian glasswork. Four more blue beads bracket these larger colorful beads. An additional 10 blue beads and 5 wire tubes decorate the bottom looped wire pendant, as well as the bottom of the wire choker. Like the hammered-wire jewelry designs of modern artist Alexander Calder, the creative complex construction of this necklace surprisingly required no metalsmith techniques, such as soldering or casting, just great skill with a jewelry pliers and hammer. For a bigger picture of couture clothing by Madame Gres during the decade beginning in 1969, she notably designed many museum-collected one-color silk-taffeta draped long gowns with empire waists and simple high collars or geometric cut-outs. Remarkably, the focal points for some of these unique dresses were at the wrists, from where long pouf sleeves voluminously droop around the hands to nearly the floor like two enormous long-petaled flowers. If paired with this equally downward-focused and balanced necklace from this same period, its bold Greco-Roman elements would have pulled a viewer's gaze of the dress from floor to face. Although there is no significant provenance for this necklace, hammered brass and tinted rock crystal were among the few materials repeatedly associated with Goosens from 1969-71. For example, in his overlapping interior-decor collections based on themes of waterlilies or foliage, Goosens hammered gilt brass wire and sheets (see our closeup photo) to represent plant parts or he wired rock-crystal beads to appear as tiny fruits. While the two multicolor glass or resin beads in this necklace are atypical, the combination of blue, yellow and red is a palette that the designer used for other pieces of rock-crystal jewelry and he created many kinds of multicolor faux stones with glass or resin paste, such as faux Tibetan turquoise including black and white. According to journalism based on interviews with Goosens, he often acquired unusual stones and glass for inspiration during his extensive travels exploring museum-collected antiquities. Since Maison Goosens was acquired in 2005 by Maison Chanel, it opened the Parisian showroom Galerie Goosens and associated shops to sell many kinds of reproductions and reimagined works by the founder, which fortunately does not suit the completely handmade elements of this necklace. So this couture piece remains one-of-a-kind. If desiring a vintage haute-couture original by Robert Goosens, we recommend perusing the Maison Goosens website so that a reproduction with a contemporary signature is not mistakenly purchased. Madame Gres (1903-1993) was born Germaine Emelie Krebs, but initially identified her fashion designs with the pseudonym Alix and later Alix Barton...

These Hattie Carnegie multicolor glass, crystal and gilt-metal earrings notably include her script last-name signature without copyright symbol that was used on clips before her deat...

One of a kind,handmade,vintage faux ‘jade’ pendant from the 60’s on a strand of Venetian glass,vermeil, turquoise,and vintage faceted glass is on offer from Lorraine’s Bijoux.This mo...

A fine antique Austrian rock crystal, silver, and enamel pricket candlestick. In the Renaissance Revival style. With sections of rock crystal joined by silver (and one brass?) bands. The metal bands have finely detailed blue enamel decoration throughout. Apparently unmarked. Simply a wonderful rock crystal candlestick! Date: Mid to Late-19th Century, or earlier. Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no repairs noted. Condition Details: There are some losses to the enameling, some bends & indentations to the silver pricket...

About Very elegant Chanel brooch made of rhodium plated metal and set with many rhinestones and 2 handcrafted beads. A small moving pearl drop is attached. Measurement: Length 9 c...

C.1960 Miriam Haskell hoop earrings with j-ring clip on hardware. These ethereal earrings are a lovely combination of Haskell's traditional baroque aesthetic in a more youthful silh...

Bochic red carpet bijoux jewlery, from the “IKON” private collection. Inspired by Rencience and baroque art - A symbol of love. Wood cuff set with SWAROVSKI crystals, gold plated w...

A colorful statement ring straight out of a fairy tale! This stylish accessory features a magical scroll design, painted in green enamel and accented with faux pearls and crystals. ...

A exceptional four-strand Baroque yellow pearl choker with an octagonal jeweled-and-gold plate medallion clasp. Twenty six brilliant clear crystal stones surround the centerpiece of green poured Gripoix Paris Glass surmounted by a red Gripoix Paris Glass cabochon, ringed by an intricate gold-plated laurel wreath. The medallion clasp is gloriously attached to the pearl strands by rectangular "baguettes" each with six clear crystal stones. Vintage 1980s. Stamped 'CHANEL, MADE IN FRANCE' on the back of medallion. Length is 15.25 inches overall. The octagonal medallion measures 1.50 inches H. x 1.50 inches W. This exquisite Chanel choker can be worn with the medallion facing front and center, or in back on the nape of the neck. From the glamorous 1980s, when Princess Diana made pearl-and-jeweled chokers...

For pierced ears. Earring in matte vermeil. These splendid vermeil earrings are made of a delicately chiseled grinning mask whose eyes are set with small crystals. It retains a large...

Step into the glamorous world of the 1990s with the breathtaking Gianni Versace Vintage Gold Medusa Emerald Cut Crystal Clip On Earrings. These stunning earrings capture the essence ...